Mr Bwaanga named the 20 year old pupil as Cynthia Kapilya of ZambiaChito area in Chitambo District in Central Province.

The Deputy Police Commissioner said Kapilya dumped her newly born babyaround 02:00hrs on Sunday immediately after delivering in a pitlatrine in Zambia compound where she is renting with friends.

He said the pupil has since been charged with concealment of a babyand will appear in court soon.

And Ibolelo head teacher, Sunday Mukosha, has expressed disappointmentover the behaviour of Kapilya, saying he did not expect her to dump herbaby in a toilet since government has introduced the re-entry pointfor those who are found in such situations.

Mr Mukosha, who urged pupils at the school not to indulge in sexualactivities but to concentrate on studies, said dumping a baby is not asolution.

“l am disappointed with this girl. Her parents sent her to learn andnot to start bearing children…. I just want to urge pupils to desist fromindulging in sexual activities and concentrate on studies,” MrMukosha said.

The head teacher, however, thanked government for embarking onconstruction of secondary schools in a bid to bring education closerto the pupils.

Meanwhile, Serenje Division Fire Officer, Mubita Simasiku, said his teammanaged to retrieve the female baby weighing about 3.1 kg around 11:00hours on Sunday.

The body of the baby is still laying in Serenje District Hospitalmortuary awaiting burial.